ISEE Middle Level Math : How to find the distributive property

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Example Questions

Example Question #41 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Solve the equation:

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:
Use the distributive property to multiply each term in parentheses by the term ouside of the parentheses. Multiply each number in parenthesis by :

Then solve: 

Another way to solve is to sum the terms in parentheses, then multiply.

Answer: 

Example Question #42 : Distributive Property

Solve the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:
Use the distributive property to multiply each term in parentheses by the term ouside of the parentheses. Multiply each number in parenthesis by :

Then solve: 

Another way to solve is to sum the terms in parentheses, then multiply.

Answer: 

 

 

Example Question #41 : How To Find The Distributive Property

Use the distributive property to multiply the following expression:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The distributive property involves multiplying the outside term by the first term and then adding or subtracting it with product of the outside term and the second term. Since there's an addition sign here, we are adding. Thus, the answer is

Example Question #44 : Distributive Property

Solve the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use the distributive property or order of operations to solve.

To use the distributive property, multiply each number in parenthesis by :

Then solve:

Using order of operations, we can add within the parenthesis before multiplying:

Answer:

Example Question #45 : Distributive Property

Solve the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:
We can use the distributive property or order of operations to solve.

To use the distributive property, multiply each number is parenthesis by :

Then solve: 

Using order of operations, we can add within the parenthesis before multiplying:

Answer: 

 

Example Question #611 : Numbers And Operations

Solve the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use the distributive property or order of operations to solve.

To use the distributive property, multiply each number is parenthesis by :

Then solve: 

Using order of operations, we can add within the parenthesis before multiplying:

Answer: 

Example Question #612 : Numbers And Operations

Solve the equation:

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:
We can use the distributive property or order of operations to solve.

To use the distributive property, multiply each number is parenthesis by :

Then solve: 

Using order of operations, we can add within the parenthesis before multiplying:

Answer: 

 

 

Example Question #613 : Numbers And Operations

Solve the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:
This question can be solved using the distributive property or by using order of operations.

To solve multiply each number by in parenthesis by :

Then, solve: 

To solve using order of operations, add within the parentheses and then multiply.

Answer: 

Example Question #614 : Numbers And Operations

Solve the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:
This question can be solved using the distributive property or by using order of operations.

To solve multiply each number by in parenthesis by :

Then, solve: 

To solve using order of operations, add within the parentheses and then multiply.

Answer: 

 

Example Question #615 : Numbers And Operations

Solve the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This question can be solved using the distributive property or by using order of operations.

To solve multiply each number by in parenthesis by :

Then, solve: 

To solve using order of operations, add within the parentheses and then multiply.

Answer: 

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